GR 929 CORE : ISSUE 8

1. Introduction
    1.1 General Scope and Organization of RQMS
    1.2 Major Changes in This Issue of RQMS
    1.3 Requirements Terminology
    1.4 Requirement Labeling Conventions
          1.4.1 Numbering of Requirement and Related Objects
          1.4.2 Requirement, Conditional Requirement, and
                  Objective Object Identification
2. Fundamental RQMS Concepts and Reporting
    2.1 Evidence and Provision of Measurements
          2.1.1 Changed or Incorrect Data
    2.2 Fundamental Concepts Underlying the Measurements
          2.2.1 Measurements, Data, and Plots
    2.3 RQMS Performance Reporting
          2.3.1 RQMS Report Format
3. Required Reliability & Quality Measurements
    3.1 General
          3.1.1 Organization of the Measurements Section
          3.1.2 Use of Appendix B - Summary by Product Type
          3.1.3 Use of Section 2 and Appendix A
          3.1.4 Requirements Text, Figures and Tables
    3.2 Switching Elements Measurements
          3.2.1 System Outage Performance Measurements
          3.2.2 Patches Measurements
          3.2.3 ATM Software Updates Measurements
    3.3 Transport Systems Measurements
          3.3.1 Performance and Availability Measurements
    3.4 Common Measurements
          3.4.1 Release Application Measurements
          3.4.2 Problem Reports Measurements
          3.4.3 Fix Response Time Measurements
          3.4.4 Software Faults Measurements
          3.4.5 Product Change Notices Measurement - Vendor Applied
          3.4.6 Circuit Pack Measurements
Appendix A : Severity Definitions
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Severity Definitions for Switching and Transport Systems
A.3 Severity Definitions for Operations Systems
Appendix B : RQMS Measurement Objectives by Product
B.1 Switching Elements
          B.1.1 Objectives for End and Tandem Office Switch
                   Measurements
          B.1.2 Objectives for ATM Measurements
          B.1.3 Objectives for STP Measurements
          B.1.4 Objectives for Public Packet Switch Measurements
          B.1.5 Objectives for Automatic Call Distributor (ACD)
                   Measurements
          B.1.6 Objectives for Voice Messaging System Measurements
B.2 Network Systems
          B.2.1 Objectives for SCP Measurements
B.3 Transport Systems
          B.3.1 Objectives for Digital Cross-Connect Measurements
          B.3.2 Objectives for SONET Measurements
          B.3.3 Objectives for Digital Loop Carrier Measurements -
                   Central Office Terminal
          B.3.4 Objectives for Digital Loop Carrier - Remote Terminal
          B.3.5 Objectives for Integrated Digital Loop Carrier -
                   Host/Remote Digital Terminal
          B.3.6 Objectives for Integrated Digital Loop Carrier
                   Optical Network Unit
          B.3.7 Objective for Transport Systems - General
Appendix C : Supplementary Information
C.1 Problem Report Disposition
References
Glossary

Addresses the selected measurements, data content, algorithm, calculation, objectives, and presentation of the R&Q measurements. Objectives for performance have been designed for measurements based on NE type. The requirements are focused on field performance starting at the point where the NE type becomes generally available to the marketplace.